Wichita eagle., 1887-01-18
FORTYNINTH CONGRESS.


WAsHISGToN, Jan 17.-Mr HO8r, from
the select committee on the centennial OF
the constitution, reported . resolution that
it is eXpeGIent that the centennial auniVer
sary of the inauguration of the constitution
be celebrated in April, 1888 by an address
to toe delivered before the president If the
United States and the two houses Of con
gress by the chief justice OF the United
States, to which representatives Of foreign
governments shall be invited, and that oc
casion shall be further celebrated by sHita-
bic civil, or military observance, details
thereof ~ be settled hereaf:o~ Adopted
Mr. Edmund> called attention TO the bill
introduced by him and referred 10 the post
office committee providing for govern
ment postal telegraph. He wished the
committee 10 report it either favorably
or unfavorably 50 that he might ;TY and
get the ju lgnent Of the nate uDon it.
Mr. Edmuuds offered resolution max
ing it a standing rule that when Il report
of Il conference committee agreeing with
the house cOufereeS shall have been made
and under consideration, the first question
thereon shall be shall the senate agree 10
the same, " and that if the report be not
agreed 10, or II disagreement be reported,
the matter shall stand in the same way rs if
no conference had beer had thereon. If
conference be asked or agreed to by the
senate it shall be in order to instruct the
s.nate conferees. Referred to the com
mittee on rules.
Mr. Plumb offered 3 resolution which
was adopted directing the commissioners Of
the District Of Columbia u supply in
formation rs to the number Of places in tbr
district where liquor is sold without license
nd he i,--E rrf-h r.la
suppressed.
Mr. Hoar from the conference commit
tee on the electoral count bill made q re
port which was postponed till tomorrow
and ordered printed.
On motion of Mr. Sawyer the senate pro
ceeded 70 consider and pass pension bills
on the calendar; forty pension bills (princi-
paliy house Bills We're passed, and thea
the pension appropriation bill appropriat
Ing So. OUU 600 was taken up and passed
with only few immateriaI amendments
Thr army appropriation bill was taken
No. The bill was passed with few IN
Important amendments.
The senate bill to establish agricultural
experiments in connection with agricUlru
raj colleges was taken up Is unfinished
business
Mr.. Ingalls, characterized The bill As
exceedingly crude and impossible; It Wa
one of that great category III measures that
were presented in congress in obedience To
the camor Of a certain class Of Selfconsii
tutcd rrf)rHers Of all the Institutions OF
the earth 1t was based on IN entire mis-
app, ehenSion Of the the, r. OF government,
and illustrated the tendency Of that class
of agitators 10 demand 4 continual iuterpr
siti0n of the national government
in state, local and domestic affairs, with
the result Of absolutely destroying The in
dependence and freedom IF individual
conduct ana subverting lhe theory on
which the government Sa5 based.
Mr. Vest said that he could not under
stand the ditfeIence lie; wcen this measure
and the Blair educational bill, except that
the one provided for general education and
the other for agricultural education; the
object to the Blair bill applied with equal
force 10 this bill He had been gla! Ia
hear the senator from Kansas declare his
opposition to the recurring legislation thai
wanted to strike down All distinctions 3e-
tween federal and state power
Mr. Butler said he cnuld see wide dis
tincIion between this b.lI (Which he favor
ed ant the Blair educ;t;ional bill. If con
grcsS were = ing on questionable grounds
he preferred not 10 in direct Centact with
what would be beneficial To the farmers
Without action on the bill or on any OF
the pending amendments. the senate adj
iourned.